Primary Schools Tour Our Primary Schools Tour helps teachers all over Scotland deliver aspects of A Curriculum for Excellence. These children’s operas make learning exciting, challenging and creative and allow pupils to participate in a high-quality, day-long music theatre workshop, ending with a performance for parents and guests.
The Curse of the MacCabbra Opera House Music Alan Penman Lyrics Johnny McKnight Supported by The Cookie Matheson Charitable Trust
Enter if you dare…It’s midnight and the ghosts of the ancient MacCabbra Opera House are rising from their graves to help struggling writers Compo Zerr and Libby Retto finish their final masterpiece. Can they polish it off before the audience arrives? Will the critics slay their creation? And more importantly, will the hapless duo make it safely through the night?
AerialO 2013 Supported by The John Mather Charitable Trust
Building on the success of the last two years, pupils of mixed abilities from Ashcraig School and Smithycroft Secondary will once again team up to create an original performance work combining music, creative writing, film animation and both floor and aerial choreography. A team of Scottish Opera artists and animateurs will lead workshops before bringing all the participants together for a week-long residency in our Production Studios, culminating in two free public performances. Scottish Opera Production Studios Fri1 Nov 2013 Tickets available late Summer 2013. Go to scottishopera.org.uk for details.
A new gothic horror for upper primary pupils, The Curse of the MacCabbra Opera House is a crosscurricular extravaganza that explores the work that goes into creating an opera, both on-stage and off. Spring 2014 Summer 2014
20 Jan to 4 Apr 28 Apr to 27 Jun
Opera Unwrapped for Children For P6 & P7 school groups
A glimpse behind the scenes of our opera productions. This year primary pupils will hear the orchestra, singers and back-stage crew introducing the plot, characters and music of Donizetti’s Don Pasquale. They will find out what an opera is, what makes it unique, and discover some secrets from behind the scenes. They will also see the costumes, sets, props, lighting, singers and orchestra come together to create an opera live on stage.
Bookings are now being taken for our 2014 Primary Schools Tour. If you would like to book for this or any of our other projects, or would like to speak to someone about arranging a creative collaboration with Scottish Opera, call the Education Department on 0141 332 9559 or go to scottishopera.org.uk for more information.
Encountering opera for the first time can be a life-changing experience. You can help us spread the magic by becoming an Education Angel. From just £5 a month, you’ll be supporting our work with children and adults all over Scotland. To find out more, call 0141 242 0593, email supportus@scottishopera.org.uk
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